Flashback Friday

Before we begin with this week's edition of Flashback, the drawing below represents a picture no one will ever see again. It was a picture, classic actually, of we three boys in front of the old tree which used to be in the front yard. We were all decked out in nice clothes and each of us had ivy league hats. I am certain we were going to church and not the least bit happy about it. Our unhappy posturing came through and all three of us were telegraphing our immense displeasure.

Unfortunately, this picture was lost in the Flood and unless copies were made and given either Phil/Jeanne or Mark/Holly this picture is lost forever. Quite sad, actually, becasue of all of the so-called family pictures this one ranks in the top 3. So, Phil, Jeanne, Mark or Holly, go comb through your old boxes and find that picture!! My guilt at having been responsible for it, and then losing it is almost unbearable.

Appeal is over.

Now on to our new old pics of us posing for Christmas cards.

Mark has his eyes closed, so this one was rejected. Where is Archie?

None of these have years on them so we can only speculate. Mark and I are probably 10 or 11?

Same clothes different pose as our first picture.

Same sitting, but apparently we were all supposed to look to our left but see who screwed it up?

I like Phil's cowboy boots. I remember the furniture. Damn good strong stuff. Wouldn't break in a hundred years, unlike the newer pieces.

Mark has his eyes closed again, so this went into the reject file. I'm wearing a watch which kind of surprises me. Why did I need one? The fireplace was eventually retrofitted to gas and provided many warm Christmases. We were lucky to have one on Chambers and there was nothing quite like cozying up to a fire on cold winter nights.

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Class, Or Lack Thereof The Dwight Vice gravestone in Oquawka, Illinois. I bring this old chestnut out every so often just to remind me that class is classless. Dwight Vice was killed in his home near Oquawka in 2001. It was one of those things that can generate crime: two guys thought Dwight had a lot of money stashed at home because of his pot-selling sideline to supplement his fishing job. Not really one of those big drug deals gone-bad things. Marijuana was, according to the trial, about the only stuff Dwight sold. But these two guys barge into the house and killed Dwight and attempted to kill his 11 year old kid, Darryl, before they took off with what money they could find. His son, now 23, was stabbed in the back and left for dead. He survived and is wheelchair bound and has undergone several surgeries to repair his wounds. He will be paralyzed for life. None of this is pleasant. Reading the facts of the murder and attempted murder are most unpleasant

Summer Swim

It's Monday and the start of another work week. Except for me. I have the week off because the parents of my daycare charges are taking the week off, too. This is one of those wordless posts I love on Mondays so I can put my laziness in full view of loyal readers. These pics need no words. Why muddy the waters? They were taken at the pool at Sinkhole Estates aka Death Valley. The nice thing about this pool is it is heated in winter. If one must find positives in one's situation, I suppose that is one. But, please, no more.

Florida Air Museum - Part 3

Welcome back to a pretty neat tour of the Florida Air Museum in Lakeland Florida. There's a lot to see and a couple of the old Geezer Gold Wing guys are already sitting down instead of walking around looking at the exhibits. That's John who is wore out and making a call to his wife. In all honesty, John was pretty well bushed before the ride. He told me his daughter's family was down from one of the Carolina's with the grand kids and he must have played with them too much. He's about to take off on his own and head for home, but he's going to miss a couple of neat things out on Hangar A. But, before we walk over there, we have lots yet to see here. If you saw The Aviator with Leonardo DiCaprio playing Howard Hughes, you'll remember that he went up in a plane during the filming of one of his movies to prove a point about flying. He crashed trying to execute a roll and this is a picture of the plane he crashed. Note the propeller

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